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Patrick Berry
Patrick Berry is a counsel in the Brennan Center’s Democracy Program, where he focuses on rights restoration and other issues related to voting and elections.
Nebraska Supreme Court Allows People Who Completed Felony Sentences to Vote
The ruling comes months after Nebraska’s secretary of state blocked those with felony convictions from registering.
Is a Life Sentence for 'Felony Murder' Unconstitutional?
The Pennsylvania high court heard oral arguments about whether the sentence violated the state constitution the same week that Colorado’s supreme court rejected similar claims.
In re D.R.
Ruled statute violated procedural due process because it prevented juvenile court from exercising discretion to terminate juvenile sex offender registrant status into adulthood
State v. Rollinson
Dissent would have ruled trial court’s noncompliance with statutory requirements before allowing defendant to waive his right to trial by jury violated right to a jury trial
What’s at Stake on State Ballots
Experts analyze referendums on abortion, gerrymandering, same-sex marriage, and more.
State v. Haynes
Ruled defendant had constitutional right to know upon request and without exception the nature and cause of the accusation
Cavanaugh v. Commonwealth
Ruled constitutional right of crime victims to be present at trial prevails over conflicting rule mandating separation of witnesses
Commonwealth ex rel. Cameron v. Johnson
Ruled statute providing tax credits for contributions to educational nonprofit organizations violated constitution's education clause
Woo v. El Paso County Sheriff's Office
Ruled statutory bar on prisoner’s suit to reclaim lawfully seized property did not violate procedural due process rights because post-sentence remedy is available in criminal case to recover property
